Baby snakes are everywhere this time of year

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 8, 2022

September is an active month for baby snakes who are dividing their time between eating as much as possible and looking for a place to spend the winter. Maine is home to nine species of snakes, all non-venomous, according to Jeremy Bullock, president of the Maine Herpetological Society. The most common, he said, is the garter snake. Other snakes in the state are the brown, ribbon, smooth green, northern water, milk, northern black racer, ringneck and redbelly. Their babies tend to look like miniature versions of the adults.